Health Equity and Health Disparities Resources

These ASTHO-produced documents provide resources related to addressing health equity and health disparities through response to COVID-19. Documents include topics related to access, equity, health equity, social determinants of health, racial inequities, health in all policies, disparities, and more.

Guidance Documents

Issue Briefs

• ASTHOBrief: Reducing Vaccine Hesitancy for People Living With Disabilities (Oct. 19, 2021)
• ASTHOBrief Expanding Vaccination Site Accessibility: Insights From the Field (June 16, 2021)
• Health Equity and COVID-19 (Nov. 17, 2020)
• Using Telebehavioral Health to Increase Access to Care for Rural and Vulnerable Populations Amid COVID-19 (PDF) (updated May 7, 2020)

Bounce Forward

• Bounce Forward: Food Systems and Nutrition (May 6, 2021)
• Bounce Forward: Access to Health Services (May 5, 2021)
• Bounce Forward: Children, Families, and Social Supports (April 27, 2021)
• Bounce Forward: Economic Stability and Jobs (Feb. 11, 2021)
• Bounce Forward: Housing and the Built Environment (Nov. 23, 2020)
• Introduction to Bounce Forward (Nov. 23, 2020)
• Bounce Forward Initiative

Blog Posts

• Courts Considering Challenges to States Blocking School Mask Requirements (Oct. 21, 2021)
• How Medicaid Can Bounce Us Forward into Equitable Healthcare (June 8, 2021)
• Building a More Equitable Food and Nutritional Assistance System Post-Pandemic: Perspective From Feeding America (May 10, 2021)
• Building More Equitable Health, Housing and Human Services Systems Post-Pandemic (May 5, 2021)
• Equity as a Pillar in Our Vaccine Rollout (April 15, 2021)
• Building a More Equitable Economy Post-Pandemic (Feb. 8, 2021)
• New Executive Orders Shine Spotlight on Health and Racial Equity (Feb. 4, 2021)
• The Light at the End of the (Long) Tunnel (Nov. 16, 2020)
• Rebuilding a More Equitable Housing System Post-COVID (Nov. 4, 2020)
• The Importance of Voting in a Pandemic (Oct. 29, 2020)
• A Conversation With José Romero to Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month (Oct. 14, 2020)
• States Seek to Protect the Workers Who Feed America (Aug. 19, 2020)
• States Ensure Safe and Accessible Elections During COVID-19 (July 29, 2020)
• Promoting Health Equity through State Orders for COVID-19 Testing (July 22, 2020)
• Health Equity During COVID-19: Top Strategies for an Equity-Focused Recovery Strategy (May 21, 2020)
• Getting Creative to Keep Americans Fed During COVID-19 (May 13, 2020)

Podcasts

• Resilient, Accessible, and Affordable Healthcare: Bouncing Forward from COVID-19 (May 4, 2021)
• The Health Equity Divide: Chronic Disease and COVID-19 (April 20, 2021)
• Building Back a Stronger Public Health Workforce Post-Pandemic (April 6, 2021)
• Addressing Housing Challenges and Economic Insecurity During COVID-19 (Nov. 10, 2020)
• Addressing Rural Health Disparities in a Pandemic (Aug. 13, 2020)
• Fostering Equitable Change During COVID-19 (July 30, 2020)

Videos

• ASTHOExperts: Engaging Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Beyond | Part 1 | Part 2 (July 12, 2021)
• ASTHOConnect: A Conversation on Data, Communication, and Health Equity (March 16, 2021)

Press Releases

• State Health Leaders: We Are Committed to Ensuring Equitable Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine (Feb. 2, 2021)
• Public Health Organizations Publish Lessons Learned From the Early Days of COVID-19 Response (Dec. 1, 2020)